Dr. Susan Finnerty:

Yes, it does. The variation in funding and staffing across the country is quite stark. Just taking the CAMHS, child and adolescent mental health services, in particular, services in community healthcare organisation, CHO 2, Galway, Mayo and Roscommon, were funded €90 per capita. In CHO 5, it was only at 45%. There does not seem to be any particular reason for this. Sometimes, it appears that he who shouts the loudest or puts forward a better business case tends to get the staff. It is a postcode lottery as to what access to services one gets.